New!!! New Start Time for Caravan Club Meetings - Begining with the July meeting we will begin our meetings at 6:30 PM. We have the room starting at 6:00, so we can continue to gather ahead of the meeting time to swap lies, conduct eyeball QSOs, watch the coffee brew, etc. We meet at the Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy Rd NE (SE corner of Academy & Moon). Please park in the rear of the church, enter through the single door back there, walk all the way down the hallway and you will hear us. We hope to see you there!

New!!! Heath on Understanding the Decibel and how it is used in Ham Radio".  The Amateur Radio Caravan Club will be honored to have Bill Heath AD5UJ speak at its August 8th meeting.  He will cover the brief history of how the term Decibel came about, the mathematical definition, and how it is used to express gain or loss in filters, transmission lines, amplifiers, and antennas. He will also discuss the different forms that the decibel can take. As an example of using decibels, He will go through the stages of an HF Transceiver from reception to antenna transmitted power and explain how to convert from decibel to power gained or lost through each stage.  This will be a new topic for many of us, so we encourage all hams to join us and learn.

We meet at the Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy Rd NE (SE corner of Academy & Moon).  We start gathering about 6:00 PM, start the meeting at 6:30 and must be out of there by 8:30 so the night watchman can lock up the church.  If you have never attended before, please park in the rear of the church, enter through the single door back there, walk all the way down the hallway and you will hear us. We hope to see you there!

 

New!!! Radio Fun in the Park a Success – The Amateur Radio Caravan Club hosted its latest Radio Fun in the Park on Saturday, July 26th at Sister Cities Park.  It had a good turnout, helped by the beautiful weather plus lots of shade under the trees.  Caravan Master John Mocho KC5QOC and Ed Poccia KC5LM shared images via slow scan TV sending messages using packet WinLink.  Robert Uecker KC5UKE was on 20 and 40 meters plus FT8.  Bob Finch W9YA was there using his mini radio while Larry Wiles K5LRY was “performing administrative and supervising duties”.  Remember that the next Radio Fun will be on Saturday, August 9th.  Mark your calendars. My thanks to Ed Poccia for sharing these photos.

Radio Fun in the Park - The Amateur Radio Caravan Club has announced that its Radio Fun in the Park activities for 2025 are again being held at Sister Cities Park. We will continue to meet under the trees on the Harper St. (north) side of the park on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays (9 AM to ~1 PM) of each month through to about September or whenever the weather gets too cold.  We look forward to being “radio active” in this beautiful park. Come join us! For directions to Sister Cities Park Click Here.

2025 Duke City Hamfest - The 2025 Duke City Hamfest board of directors has now announced the dates and venue for this year’s Hamfest.  It will be held during September 19 -21 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton.  This 5-star venue is located at 1000 Woodward Place NE in Albuquerque (immediately west of I-25 and between Mountain Rd and Lomas Blvd). The board also announced that:

  1. Registration is now open (https://www.dukecityhamfest.org/registration/).

  2. Seeking community sponsors (clubs, businesses, etc.) to help fund the Hamfest. Your organization will be recognized in the Hamfest’ ads. If willing, please contact treasurer@dukecityhamfest.org.

2025 ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention – The HamCon Colorado board of directors has announced that it will be conducting HamCon Colorado in Grand Junction, CO during October24 -26, 2025.  It will meet at the Double Tree by Hilton Grand Junction at 743 Horizon Drive in Grand Junction. This is only a 7- hour drive from Albuquerque.  Early Bird registration ends on June 30th.  For more information, Click Here.

General Licensing Class Summary Update - Larry Goga AE5CZ, lead instructor of the Frank Warren Instructor Group, has announced that its next General licensing class summary to be over two weekends in November. They are November 15-16 and November 22-23, 2025. Classes will be held in the clubhouse of the Vineyard 55 Plus Community, 6118 Edith Blvd NE (between Montano Blvd and Osuna Rd). Larry calls the class a summary as in preparation to the class(es), students are expected to have read the manual (10th edition), study guide and taken several online practice exams. There is no charge for the class other than the cost of the two books. If you are interested in taking the class, please contact Larry now at AE5CZ@arrl.com and ask to be placed on his list. For more details, Click Here.

Getting Started in Ham Radio - A page has been added to the Become a Ham tab titled Getting Started in Ham Radio.  Thanks to Pete Stine for this write up to help those interested in becoming a licensed Amateur Radio Operator.

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